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One of the striking features of the violence was that it occurred in an area that lies less than three miles northwest of the heavily guarded Green Zone compound that doubles as the seat of the Iraqi government and as an American command post. The Shiite militiamenтs attacks in Hurriya appeared to be linked to Mahdi Army attempts to create a Sunni-free corridor across north-central Baghdad. With Sunnis driven out of Hurriya, the corridor would run several miles, from the Shuala district on the cityтs northwestern edge to Khadimiya, a Shiite stronghold on the west bank of the Tigris River. Clearing the road of advance to the Green Zone I39;d say. Two weeks and it39;s done.

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